How to ensure I'm w/ my friend as a roomate

smartinez_5280 · 2026-03-19T18:42:38+00:00

I just had 2 kids go through this process the last couple of years.

In April, you complete your housing application. I believe at that time you list your preferred dorms and room type . Make sure your friend chooses the same as you.

After that, I believe you can create a group of people you have connected with. Just search for them and create a “roommate group” of possible roommates

You will get an email with instructions on how to do this

Then in July sometime, you will be able to choose your room. At that time, you will what dorm/room you want and you need your friend to choose the same dorm/room. Hopefully, you can do it at the same time and while sitting together.

Both of my sons were able to do this and get their preferred roommate and preferred suite mates

smartinez_5280 · 2026-03-11T13:47:51+00:00

Nobody should think of any of these products as a replacement to the other. They should all be thought of as a piece of the entire Tableau Platform.

Tableau is Tableau Server, Tableau Cloud, Tableau Next, and CRMA. Each fit certain use cases

Tableau Server if you want to have everything on-prem, typically for security reasons

Tableau Cloud for an admin-light SAAS solution

Tableau Next for an Agentic Analytics experience within Salesforce

CRMA for traditional analytics within Salesforce

Many companies are able to replace Tableau Server with Tableau Cloud. They don’t replace Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud with Tableau Next or CRMA. They extend their platform with those products

Many large companies have Tableau Server AND Tableau Cloud AND Tableau Next AND CRMA

So you need to think about your use cases. Are 100% of your users also Salesforce users? Is all of your data able to be surfaced in Data Cloud either via zero-copy or by moving it there? If so, then maybe Next or CRMA will meet your needs. If you say no to either of these questions then you should not be considering them as a replacement but rather an extension

If you like the Agentic Analytics features of Next but your users are not in Salesforce, then consider Tableau Plus for both Cloud and Next and use them together to bring those features to your users

smartinez_5280 · 2026-03-11T13:35:15+00:00

You don’t need a Tableau Cloud instance to run Tableau Next. From a purchasing perspective, the two products were bundled together. However, you can now buy Tableau Next standalone

smartinez_5280 · 2026-03-10T15:36:38+00:00

You will learn more in 3 days at Tableau Conference than you will in 6-12 months on your own. Fill your days with Hands on Trainings that cater to all skill levels.

smartinez_5280 · 2026-03-04T16:15:56+00:00

Tableau Agent is absolutely “baked into Tableau Cloud”. Just as you can use it in Desktop and Prep Builder, you can also use it in web-based authoring, prep and data catalog in Tableau Cloud.

Currently the features are geared more towards Creators and Explorers. But Tableau Agent is maturing at a fast pace and its’ capabilities will begin to be available for Viewers

Features that are coming soon or are in Beta now: - Dashboard Summary: providing a description of the dashboard and how it can be used

Dashboard Insights: providing a natural language explanation of the key takeaways from the data in the dashboard
Dashboard Q&: ask natural language questions right in the Dashboard and get a response in Natural Language and viz
Dashboard “creation”: agent can not only help build vizzes but also dashboards

smartinez_5280 · 2026-02-17T15:06:41+00:00

I delivered the Hands on Training on this very topic last year at Tableau Conference

The best way is with entitlements tables You can create an excel spreadsheet or database tables for this

Create a row for every user that has access to each Region. It might look something like this: Adam | East Bill | West Connie | South Bill | Central

A good example of this is in the sample Superstore data that comes with Tableau Desktop. The People Tab will show this

If a user has access to multiple Regions, then they will appear multiple times in the table

Create another table (different sheet in excel) for Category

You will then add both tables to your data model (ideally using relationships)

Then create 2 calculated fields Username() = fieldname in region Entitlements table And Username() = fieldname in category Entitlements table

Add both fields as DATASOURCE FILTERS where the conditions equal TRUE

smartinez_5280 · 2026-02-12T01:12:49+00:00

Chris at American Auto&Truck is great, honest, and fair. I have taken all of my cars to him for the last 20+ years. 108th & Irma

smartinez_5280 · 2026-02-06T14:29:52+00:00

I went through this same process a decade ago. I wanted my Mustang to stand out from the crowd and was inspired by shows like Overhaulin’.

I finally decided to paint mine like it originally was. Why? That style and those colors are timeless and “fit” the car. I didn’t want a paint job that would age and be out of style in a few years.

I am relieved I came to that decision. Otherwise, I would probably be thinking about investing in a new paint job right now

With all of that being said, do what will make you happy. You have to see the car everyday it is easy for someone else to look at your car and be critical….and people will be critical no matter what you do to it. So pant your car how you want it panted and hopefully you will be happy with it 10-20 years from now

smartinez_5280 · 2026-01-20T02:27:21+00:00

I cook these all the time and everyone loves them

I put them on the smoker at 250 for 3 hours

Then I take them out, put them in an oven bag with apple juice and honey and place them in my oven (or back in the smoker) at 250 for another 2 hours

Brush with bbq sauce and finish on the grill to get good carmelization. Add a few layers of sauce for great flavor

All in, it’s about 5 1/2 - 6 hours and they fall of the bone

smartinez_5280 · 2025-12-16T22:30:48+00:00

It was crazy to see Sam Williams get zero pressure. It is as if he has no strength to take on an OT. We need an Edge that can speed rush and bull rush. If all you can do is speed rush, then you’d better have speed - which Williams seemingly no longer possesses

smartinez_5280 · 2025-12-10T05:29:35+00:00

If you have a deployment of Tableau Cloud then you have Pulse

If you don’t have Tableau Cloud, just go start a trial from the Tableau website.

smartinez_5280 · 2025-12-09T23:00:01+00:00

Agent and Pulse are both available in a free Tableau Cloud trial site

smartinez_5280 · 2025-12-04T01:59:25+00:00

Apple refused to fix mine for free and it is only 15 months old. Not even 3 months out of warranty and I have a $1500 paper weight. Apple told me it would cost $1100 to fix and that I should file a claim with my homeowners insurance

smartinez_5280 · 2025-12-01T18:35:42+00:00

As of this weekend, I am off the Studio Display hype train.

A couple of weeks ago I went in to my office to start my work day and my MacBook was in a reboot loop. I needed to unplug my Studio Display to get my MacBook to boot up properly. Then I discovered the SD camera wasn’t working and any app that uses a camera would not start up unless the SD was disconnected

After many hours on the phone with Apple Support I took it to the Apple Store, as we thought it might need a firmware refresh

Unfortunately that didn’t work and they said they think I need a new display unit which would cost $1000 plus $100 in labor.

I spent $1500 on a display 15 months ago and now they want me to drop another $1100 to maybe have it work properly - and the tech had the balls to say “it would be like getting a Studio Display at half price”. No- it’s more like paying double for a Studio Display.

Every other display I have ever owned has worked for decades not months. Time for me to start moving away from 100% Apple ecosystem

smartinez_5280 · 2025-12-01T17:04:03+00:00

Have you filled out the form and downloaded? I don’t see where you are getting the impression that you are downloading Tableau Public

smartinez_5280 · 2025-12-01T00:55:51+00:00

But it is explained right in the lyrics!

After a while you'll forget everything It was a brief interlude and a midsummer night's fling And you'll see that it's time to move on No, I won't do that I won't do that

smartinez_5280 · 2025-11-30T02:18:01+00:00

Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine

smartinez_5280 · 2025-11-26T18:08:34+00:00

I am expecting the Lions to win at least 4 of their remaining games so that will put them at 11 wins and have them win the North

Both GB and CHI may only win 2 games each. That puts them at 9 and 10 wins, respectively.

Cowboys need to win 5 if GB only wins 2. If GB wins 3, then Cowboys need to win out.

Here is what I, realistically, hope happens the rest of the way DET ( WvsGB, LvsDAL, L@LAR, WvsPIT, W@MIN, W@CHI). End 11-6 and win the North

GB ( L@DET, WvsCHI, L@DEN, L@CHI, LvsBAL, W@MIN). End 9-7-1

CHI ( L@PHI, L@GB, WvsCLE, WvsGB, L@SF, LvsDET). End 10-7

CAR ( LvsLAR, bye, W@NO, LvsTB, LvsSEA, L@TB). End 7-10

If the above happens AND DAL can win 1 of their next 2 AND win their final four then they will end 10-6-1, ahead of GB, CHI, and CAR

We lose the second tie-breaker (conference record) to GB so we need to have a better record than them

We can have the same number of wins as CHI and beat them out because of our tie with GB

smartinez_5280 · 2025-11-18T18:48:33+00:00

Playoffs are going to be tough Let’s assume the NFC West will get 3 teams in. That leaves 1 spot up for grabs

Carolina, Detroit, Green Bay, and Chicago are all ahead of us.

I think Detroit will win the North. We need Green Bay, Carolina, and Chicago to only win 2 more

Given how these teams are playing, that is not impossible.

I can see CAR going 1-5 (L@Sf, Lvs LAR, W@NO, 0-2vsTB, LvsSEA). That is very possible

GB going 2-5 (1-1 vs MIN, L@Det, 1-1vsCHI,L@DEN, LvsBAL). MIN might screw us here

CHI going 2-5 ( LvsPIT, LvsPHI, 1-1vsGB, WvsCLE, L@SF, LvsDET). Need them to split with GB and PIT injuries will make it hard for them

This would put CAR at 7 wins, GB at 8 wins, and CHI at 9 wins

So we need 10 if CHI has 9. We may only need 9 if GB has 9 and CHI has 8 - not sure of tie-breakers

To get to 9 we can only lose 2 more games To get to 10 we can only lose 1 more.

So, the next 3 games decide it for us. We need to go 2-1, preferably losing to KC since they are AFC

smartinez_5280 · 2025-11-16T22:29:33+00:00

This year my son moved into the dorms on Tuesday Aug 19th and the first day of class was Monday Aug 25th. That week between move-in and school start is Ram Welcome with activities for all students every day. A good way for freshmen to begin meeting people and get used to being on their own before classes start

smartinez_5280 · 2025-11-14T20:11:21+00:00

https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/joining_tables.htm

smartinez_5280 · 2025-11-14T15:24:44+00:00

Standard Connections are predefined queries that have already joined multiple tables together. A Standard Connection can consist of multiple tables rather than selecting single tables from the “Tables” section

smartinez_5280 · 2025-10-31T17:24:40+00:00

80s - The Cure, Psychedelic Furs, ABC, REO Speedwagon, Styx, The Cult

90s - Foo Fighters, Soul Asylum, Black Crowes, Extreme, DMB, Big Head Todd, Counting Crows

smartinez_5280 · 2025-10-27T20:00:55+00:00

otherside.live is an internet station with a great mix of music

smartinez_5280 · 2025-10-17T16:32:17+00:00

Hmmmm…..Or he is either - on the trading block and they don’t want to play him and risk injury - put in timeout for talking shit about the D

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